Nurse Apprentice SNAP Program

Overview

St. Luke's is recruiting for our widely known Nursing Apprenticeship Program (SNAP)!

This employment experience will provide you with the opportunity to expand your nursing knowledge and critical thinking skills while working in direct patient care alongside experienced nursing professionals.

SNAP is designed to provide a supportive, positive, acute care experience for students to apply critical thinking and nursing knowledge while functioning in the role of a nurse apprentice. The purpose is to build relationships, gain knowledge and exposure to the benefits of a nursing career at St. Luke's Health System. 

Two pathways to choose:

Positions could be unit-based, or float pool (travels to Twin Falls and Jerome Hospitals) 

Time Commitment:

Full time – May 2026 - July 2026 (10-15 weeks depending on what school you attend) 

Flex schedule – August 2026 – May 2027 (One-Two 12 hour shift a month until you graduate depending on what school you attend)

Program requirements:

• Completed junior year of a four-year accredited baccalaureate program in nursing OR completed the 1st year of an accredited ADN College
• Letter from the Idaho State Board of Nursing verifying qualifications to function as a Nurse Intern. (Letter not needed until you receive an offer)
• Current AHA Basic Cardiac Life Support for Healthcare Providers certificate.

Career Pathing – Go from SNAP to STAR!

Once you have completed your first year as a SNAP, you would apply and interview for a New Graduate RN position and join our STAR Nurse Residency Program.  All new graduate RNs attend STAR Residency classes 1x a month for a year. This is a nice compliment to help you transition from a student nurse to successfully taking a full patient load. 

Benefits – when you are full time.

• Medical/Dental/Vision - Start the 1st of the month following your start date
• Retirement plans (403b) - No vesting period!
• Paid time off (Vacation, holidays and short-term disability)
• Long term disability
• Life insurance
• Air St. Luke's
• Healthy U wellness plan
• Tuition/Certification Reimbursement & Scholarships
• Adoption Reimbursement
• and many more... 

Top 3 Awards and Accreditations! 

• Boise and Meridian received 6th Magnet designation!  This is a rare and pretegious acheivement that less than 1% of US Hospitals have received.
• Meridian Hospital just received Level 3 Trauma Designation.
• Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospitals in the US!

SNAP/STAR Recruiter: 

Wendy Turcotte

[email protected]

What’s in it for you

At St. Luke’s, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission – and this includes our own SLHS team. We offer a robust benefits package to support our teams both professionally and personally. In addition to a competitive salary and retirement plans, we ensure our team feels supported in their benefits beyond the typical medical, dental, and vision offerings. We care about you and have fantastic financial and physical wellness options, such as: on-site massages, on-site counseling via our Employee Assistance Program, access to the Virgin Pulse Wellness tool, as well as other formal training and career development offerings to ensure you are meeting your career goals.

St. Luke’s is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.

*Please note: this posting is not reflective of all job duties and responsibilities and is intended to provide an overview to job seekers.